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On the oscillation of solutions of linear differential equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

B. J. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2888, U.S.A.
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We consider the second order linear differential equation

where p and q are real-valued and p(t) > 0 for all tT. Our interest here is the oscillatory nature of solutions of (1.1). More particularly we consider the following questions, (I), (II) and (III).

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Copyright © University College London 1984

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